US: One Man’s Military-Industrial-Media Complex by DAVID BARSTOW, The New York TimesNovember 29th, 2008The company, Defense Solutions, sought the services of a retired general with national stature, someone who could open doors at the highest levels of government and help it win a huge prize: the right to supply Iraq with thousands of armored vehicles.

CANADA/IRAQ: Drill, Garner, Drillby Anthony Fenton, Mother Jones November 24th, 2008In the history of the Iraq War, one name is perhaps synonymous with the collapse of the Bush administration's hopes for a post-Saddam world: Retired Lt. General Jay M. Garner, who served as the first post-war administrator. This year, he and a small group of former US military leaders, officials, and lobbyists have quietly used their Kurdistan connections to help Canadian companies access some of the region's richest oil fields.

US: The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on Americaby Amy Goodman and James Bamford, Democracy Now!October 14th, 2008The Bush administration’s wiretapping program has come under new scrutiny. Two influential congressional committees have opened probes into allegations US intelligence spied on the phone calls of U.S. military personnel, journalists and aid workers in Iraq. James Bamford discusses the NSA’s domestic sprying, the agency’s failings pre-9/11 and the ties between NSA and the nation’s telecommunications companies.

STATEMENT FROM TAOS INDUSTRIES AND AGILITY
October 7th, 2008A statement from Taos Industries and Agility in response to CorpWatch feature article "One Million Weapons to Iraq; Many Go Missing," published on September 22, 2008.

IRAQ: U.S. to Fund Pro-American Publicity in Iraqi Mediaby Karen DeYoung and Walter Pincus, Washingtom PostOctober 3rd, 2008The Defense Department will pay private U.S. contractors in Iraq up to $300 million over the next three years to produce news stories, entertainment programs and public service advertisements for the Iraqi media in an effort to "engage and inspire" the local population to support U.S. objectives and the Iraqi government.